Grimsby Cleethorpes and Humber Region YMCA

Analysis

Grimsby Cleethorpes and Humber Region YMCA is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North East Lincolnshire. It was registered in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03241634). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Grimsby Cleethorpes and Humber Region YMCA reported income of £3.2m and spending of £3.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £3.2m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Grimsby Cleethorpes and Humber Region YMCA sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oasis Domestic Abuse Service Ltd (£3.2m), Samuel Lewis Foundation (£3.2m) and Corton House & Brewster Court (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85%, trading 14% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Charitable activities took 54% of spending and raising funds 46%. Reserves of £3.7m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 45 people.